Maurice Dekobra
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- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1973
- Works
- 140
Top works
- אהבותיו של מרגל
- The sphinx has spoken
- גונדולת החלומות
- ליידי דיאנה
- Lune de miel à Shanghai
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Paris, France
Maurice Dekobra (26 May 1885, Paris – 1 June 1973, Paris) was a French writer. His real name was Ernest-Maurice Tessier. Viewed as a subversive writer in the 1920s and 1930s, he became one of the best-known French writers between the First and the Second World Wars. His books have been translated into 77 languages, and he has been described as an early example of an international best-seller…
Known for
- Samedi soir — Self1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maurice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- 18th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- playwright
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- translation
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Maurice Dekobra 1927 (1).jpg
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- Maurice Dekobra
- date of death
- 1973-06-01
- date of birth
- 1953-01-01
- birth name
- Ernest Maurice Charles Tessier
- pseudonym
- Maurice d'Asseroy
- writing language
- French
- P12749
- 2148 Epeios
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